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Free Student Cookbook or offers?
oldmagic
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I am new to this so please don't shun me away if I have put this on the wrong board..
Dow anyone know of any free student cookbooks or equivelant available online or in stores? Or any other offers to do with food? :question:
I am on an extreamly tight budget and not always able to get online to research low budget recepies.. :huh:
Thanks,
Luu
Dow anyone know of any free student cookbooks or equivelant available online or in stores? Or any other offers to do with food? :question:
I am on an extreamly tight budget and not always able to get online to research low budget recepies.. :huh:
Thanks,
Luu
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You don't need a cookbook or another website to have low budget meals - we have out very own 'Old Style' board right here! Check out that board!
Welcome to MSE!They say you can't put a value on life... but I live it at half price!0 -
I don't know of any 'free' cookbooks but it's really worthwhile looking in charity shops etc for cheap cookbooks - tbh the 'student' ones aren't that brilliant, I personally think they're a bit overpriced for what they are ... you're much better off looking for a good basic cookbook. Jocasta Innes ones are good (The Pauper's Cookbook) or there's Delia's 'Frugal Food'. You can pick up 70s editions of these for 50p/£1.0
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Oh great thanks, thats really helpful Gingernutmeg..
what does 'Old Style' mean? Other than the name of the board obviously lol... I mean.. what does it cover?Tesco clubcard points: measly 15
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As far as I know lol, 'old style' means doing things the traditional ways - cooking from scratch, using cheaper, old-fashioned alternatives for cleaning and laundry, that kind of thing. It's a good way of learning how to save money and a brilliant way of looking at what you actually need to buy. They're great habits to pick up, especially if you're a student.
Learning to cook things from scratch is a fantastic thing to do as a student too - it can work out so much cheaper, and is generally better for you too. Again, charity shops are great for basic cookbooks - anything by 'Good Housekeeping' will be good and very reliable, or the old 'Supercook' books are good too. Personally I don't really bother with the celebrity chef/tv tie in books - they're expensive, most of the recipes can be found elsewhere and it's surprising how many mistakes there are in them.0 -
Ahhh.. I see.. thanks
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Try this website for ideas
http://www.beyondbakedbeans.com/Why pay full price when you may get it YS
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oooh thanks for the last website, always good for new ideas!Wins for 2022: Hydratem8 Water bottle, diary, flowers, Good food show tickets, childrens books x3,
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Do a search on google or other search engine and you'll find thousands of recipes for students or a low budget0
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